frightening

Example Sentences

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"And in some ways, I think that's even more frightening."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

"Anything that creates, like an agitation, in the extremist on either side of the aisle is a frightening dynamic," Griffin said.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

For some Jewish people, it simply feels too frightening to go to synagogue at all.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The reader is invited to follow her often frightening pursuit of spiritual penance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

He vividly remembered the frightening picture that C.C. had shown him.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el